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October 5, 2016 by Aeryn Lynne 7 Comments

Gift The Code: Hack Your Way to Superhero Status

Want to level up with an "I'm Awesome" badge this fall? There are six charities that need your help, to improve the quality of life for Canadians in need. All they require is your genius, and 40 hours of your time from October 21 to 23, to get their digital spaces rocking. The Gift the Code hackathon is looking for all kinds of superheroes, like you, to help build technology … [Read more...]

August 25, 2014 by Aeryn Lynne 6 Comments

Back to School Tech Series: Why You Need Microsoft Office

Welcome to Part II of Geek with Style's "Back to School Tech" series! Today, I pretty much just want to reiterate how necessary having Microsoft Office suite on your chosen computer is to get all of those papers and presentations completed. Both TheHubs and I love to life-hack, and thought we could handle utilizing cheaper/free Office suites, since we were both living on a … [Read more...]

There are a few people who I talk about often in my articles. Here’s a quick bio of each:

Jay: aka TheHubs. This is my guy. We’ve been together since 1998. He’s the ying to my yang. We love movies, adventure, and lifehacking. It’s almost creepy how well we can read each others minds.

Kit: aka Kit Kat, my 7 yo nephew. He’s Batman Jr. with his epic detective work. Nothing gets by him, ever. Kit once asked me if I could find him a toy lightsaber, but definitely not a real one, because those can hurt people, and he just wants to play.

Henry: aka Oh Henry, my 3 yo nephew. Picture a toddling Mowgli from the Jungle Book, and you have Henry. He might have already seen more YouTube videos than you ever will.

Here are a few local projects that I'm eager to support all year long.

Help food get a second life with Second Harvest. Let's not waste food that easily can go to those in need.

Send a well thought gift to a woman living in a shelter. Remind her that there is hope and respect, when she needs it most.

One More Wear
Sometimes, all a person needs to get their right foot onto the path of a promising career is proper business attire. Donate your gently used clothing to someone who needs a bit of help to a better future.

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